“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

(It may not surprise anyone.)I am of the opinion that it was in many ways a tragedy that rock'n'roll came along, as big as it did. It's not that all the music is bad--I have both movement and artists I like. It's not that it's not creative. It's that in the end, not matter what little byways are explored, it always goes back to guitar, bass, drums, voice (usually male), possibly augmented by keyboards and rhythm guitar.When you love things like accordions, and xylophones, and ukuleles it means that there's a void in rock music.Of course, at this point, rock is ebbing and electronic and rap are the musical powerhouses in this country, now. So, look at me, railing against a dead thing on behalf of a deader thing.[size=85](I love it when the opening of Volga Boatman breaks in...)[/size]

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"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

Omitimo wrote:Tatonka, i APPROVE of most of what you throw up here.I love music, I really don't think I could live without itnow I figgered out posting vids, looks like we'll take over this thread....'less I kill another one.

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“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

That's some good music there fishy.When I was a kid, 7, 8, 9 years old we'd go to Shakeys Pizza. The had a live piano player and would play that song. Most of the customers would join in chorus. Instead of singing "Roll out the barrel" they'd sing "Roll out the Burgie" for Burgermeister beer.I don't know if Burgie beer is available anymore. I don't even know if Shakeys is still in business.

My cats are cuter than your grandkids!

"Government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

“Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.” - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

Had a conversation with my mom that reminded me of our old house, growing up in the 70s, having a party with a bunch of records stacked up on the old stereo, when this would play off of some k-tel collection. Good times.